Bromide Oklahoma Map

About Bromide, Oklahoma

Bromide is a locality in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 70.6 people per km². Bromide is located at 34.4184°N, 96.4969°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bromide is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74530.

Bromide holds a quiet vigil over the rugged terrain where the prairie transitions into the dense, tangled thickets of the Cross Timbers. It lies 26.7 miles south-southeast of Ada, OK (from Ada, OK: bearing 157°T), and is situated 16.3 miles northeast of Tishomingo. The landscape is defined by the persistent red dirt that clings to the boots of those who traverse its uneven ground, while the air carries the dry, expansive weight of the southern plains. Water marks the boundaries of the local geography, with the steady current of Wide Springs Branch carving its path just a mile away, feeding into the stillness of Delaware Creek Site 11 Reservoir. In the distance, the Jack Hills rise like serrated teeth against the horizon, their silhouettes deepening into a bruised purple as the sun retreats behind the scrub oak.

Bromide bears the indelible imprint of a time when the promise of mineral-rich waters drew settlers to these lands, once part of the broader Indian Territory. Though the fervor of the early boom years has long faded, the town remains an anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow shift of light across the fields and the distant hum of machinery. Residents often look toward the Blue River Public Fishing & Hunting Area for a connection to the wilder aspects of the region, or find a different sort of solitude in the quietude of the surrounding plains. Life in Bromide moves with a deliberate, unadorned patience, indifferent to the frantic pace of the wider world, favoring instead the steady persistence of a place that has learned to endure on its own terms.

About This Bromide Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bromide, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.418426, -96.496945. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bromide includes the ZIP code (74530), telephone area code (918), county seat of Johnston County (Tishomingo), and school district assignment (Wapanucka Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.